Lars Tunbjörk Explained

Lars Tunbjörk
Birth Date:1956 2, df=y
Birth Place:Borås, Sweden
Death Place:Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality:Swedish
Occupation:Photographer
Years Active:1971–2015

Lars Tunbjörk (15 February 1956 – 8 April 2015)[1] was a Swedish photographer known for his "deadpan portraits of office spaces and suburban lifestyles".[2] [3]

Background

Tunbjörk was born in the Swedish town of Borås, a place which was a big influence for his work throughout his career. He was also influenced early on by Swedish photographer Christer Stromholm and American photographer William Eggleston.

His photographs can be found in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Centre Pompidou and the Maison Européenne de la Photographie in Paris. Tunbjörk was a member of Agence Vu and worked for The New York Times Magazine, Time, GEO, and others.

Exhibitions

Notes and References

  1. Moakley . Paul . Remembering Lars Tunbjörk: Legendary Color Photographer of the Absurd . Time . 29 August 2020 . 14 April 2015.
  2. News: Rydell . Malena . Lars Tunbjörk visade Sverige genom sitt eget vemod (Lars Tunbjörk showed Sweden through his own melancholy) . Dagens Nyheter . 29 August 2020 . Swedish . 11 April 2015 . subscription.
  3. Lokke . Maria . Lars Tunbjörk . The New Yorker . 29 August 2020 . 24 October 2011 . subscription.
  4. Web site: Tellgren . Anna . Lars Tunbjörk Winter/Home . Moderna Museet . 29 August 2020 . 2007.
  5. Web site: Lars Tunbjörk Tunbjörklandet – blicken från sidan . Fotografiska . 29 August 2020 . Swedish . 2018.

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